Solicited authentication of a specific user

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Secure web-based messaging according to a "push" paradigm is augmented by specific, intended , recipient authentication. In particular a document can be sent to a , specified intended recipient , through the Web using e-mail recipient notification and the recipient is , authenticated prior to delivering the document to the recipient. Such authentication prevents a cracker from snooping a , delivery notification e-mail message and retrieving the document prior to retrieval by the true , intended recipient. In addition such authentication of the recipient is driven by the sender such , that prior participation by the recipient in the messaging system according to the present , invention …